Crop Report

Region 5 | April 24, 2025 | IL

Haley Brokate
hbrokate@illinifs.com

Caption: Soybeans planted 4/18/2025, pictured is from 4/23/2025
Caption: Terminated winter annuals from application made on 4/16
Caption: Preplant corn herbicide applied
SYNOPSIS

Following weekend rainfall (4/18–4/21), most of the area received 1–1.5″. By Wednesday (4/23), fields had dried out enough for farmers to get back to work. Tillage ramped up midweek as we enjoyed sunshine, calm winds, and temps reaching the 80s. Soil temperatures have been hovering in the mid-50s. Soybeans are going in, corn planting is underway, and ag retailers are staying busy with dry fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, and preplant herbicide applications.
Fieldwork is moving quickly as farmers take advantage of the favorable conditions ahead of Fridays forecasted rain.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Near Normal
WEATHER

Winds calm, Warm temperatures 75-80, rain forecasted for Friday (4/25)

PRECIPITATION

We received 1-1.5″ in champaign county over the past weekend. Rain forecasted for Friday.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Field conditions are variable. Moisture has been coming up with nighttime lows making slow start for mornings on spraying, tillage and planting. Soil temperatures were 54 at 8 am this morning. The upper 1/2-1″ of the soil has dried but plenty of moisture below.

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Fertilizer, Anhydrous Ammonia, Herbicide application have been running. Tillage and planters rolling

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

20% soybeans acres planted in Champaign County

CORN GROWTH STAGE

10% corn acres planted in Champaign County

WHEAT GROWTH STAGE

N/A

INSECTS

None noticed.

WEEDS

Winter annuals are covering a lot of acres, with heat, sun and moisture they have taken off.

DISEASES

None noticed.

COVER CROP INSIGHTS

Cover crop termination has been occurring with burndown herbicide passes.

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